Improvement in photographic-printing frames



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Letters Patent No. 83,548, dated October 27, 1868.

IZVIPROVEMENT IN PHOTOGRAPHIC-PRINTING- FRAMES.

The ScheduleI referred to in these Letters Eatent and making part of the same.

To all 10110111. it may concern.:

Bc itknown that I, BYRON REED, of Kokomo, in the county of Howard, and State of Indiana, hztvc invented a new and useful Improvement in Photograph- Printing; und I do hereby declare tha-t the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,- which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the seme, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part. of this specification.

This invention relates to the manner in which the prepared papers are supplied for taking photographimpressions from enega-tive; und it consists in placing a number of pepers in :1- printing-frame :Lt one time,

and in arranging the frame for that purpose, as will be herein described.

Figure l represents the printing-fname open, showing the negative.

Figure 2 is `al cross-section ofthe frame, through the linexzof fig. 3.

Figure 3 is a view of the back of the frame, showing it closed.

Similar letters of reference indicate like 1iarts.

A represents the printing-frame, composed of two parts.

A represents a. sliding plete, placed in frontof the ne ative.

is the nega-tive. l

C represents the prepared papers, placed in the frame, back of the negative.

D is a. follower, which tits into one portion of the frame, and is pressed down on the paper by :L spring, E.

F is u binder or cross-bar, secured to the frame by hooks, against which bar the spring acts to Dress upon D.

G represents the hooks, under which the binder is fastened. They are screwed to the frame at one end. 'The other end stands up from the frame suicientiy fer to admit the ends of the bar. The hooks are reversed, so that when the btu' is turned laterally, the ends ure liberated. The b21-r is held in place under the hooks by a spring, g.

By this arrangementthe follower is easily removed,

so that any number of pepers prepared for printing: from one to a thousand, cani be plm-ed in the frzuue ut once.

A thin metal strip or plate, a, is screwed to one side 'ofthe lid or hinged portion, h, :md the papers-are held firmly between the projecting edge of' the plateztnd the tbllower D, by means ot' the pressure exerted by the spring E.

By bevelling the edge ofthe part to which the plate (t is secured, the letter is placed at a. slight :ingle to the face of the negat1\'c,aud contact between them thereby prevented.

The liegzttive cnn be -pluced in the frame through :tu opening to receive it as a slide` or the tra-me ceu be opened, as seen in fig. l.

The portion of the frznne which holds the followerbar, marked h, is hinged to the bed-piece, which is marked J.

Noli-nctw paper muy be placed alternately in thc fiume with the prepared paper, to prevent the light from injuring the outside paper.

The many advantages of this arrzmgement will at once be understood by photogrzqihers.

I do not confine myself to the particular form of frame herein shown and described, or the manner ot' its construction, nor to the use o1' paper exclusively, as the arrangement is adapted to porcelain and other prepa-red and suitable material; bui. having thus described my invention,

fh-at I claim as new, and desire-gto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l'. Placing an indelinite number of papers, prepared for receiving photograph-impressions ii'om a negative, in a. frame at one time, substantially in the ina-nner herein shown and described.

2. The frame A, constructed substantially as described, and arranged for receiving a large or a small number of papers, substantially as sot forth.

BYRON REED.

Witnesses:

A. L. SHARP, J. H. Kno. 

